Air Battle for Leningrad
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Air Battle for Leningrad

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Air Battle for Leningrad 1941–1944 Language:English Format:Hardback Dimensions:6.1" x 9.2" Pages:256 Photos:32 mono illustrations Publisher:Air World ISBN:9781399061230 Item No. 9781399061230 The Siege of Leningrad was one of the most brutal battles of the Second World War. The second largest and most populous city in the Soviet Union, Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, was one of the three priority targets of the German invasion, Operation Barbarossa. A total of 333 large military factories were concentrated in Leningrad and, accordingly, 565,000 workers lived there, producing tanks, aircraft, artillery and warships.On 10 July 1941, German tank divisions, having broken through the front south of the city of Pskov, reached the town of Luga. From there, Hitler’s forces had just over 110 miles to go to Leningrad. Meanwhile, the city was feverishly preparing for defense. Stalin’s deputies, Zhdanov and Voroshilov, planned

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